Nick Sykora's Discussions

First off I'm new here and this is my first forum post.That being said check this out. Last Tuesday I'm ordering a sub from Subway from this very nice Muslim lady I order from all the time who always…Continue

"Get used to it. For me it's seems to be as normal as drinking coffee... and I drink a lot of coffee.Best thing you can do is view your situation and judge rather or not that is a good place to debate someone. A friend of mine would disagree…"

"I'll quibble and say that no one needs to defer to another person's beliefs. But not every utterance of a religion word by any random person requires debunking. It is not deference to refrain from hair trigger confrontation."

"While I agree with the general sentiment that we need not revere nor respect religious beliefs,I have to stress again that the ordering line of a Subway sandwich shop is not typically a good place to do it. Especially if you must provoke the…"

"I had a Babtist preacher friend who was (of course) troubled by my atheism. While introducing me to one of his superiors he said "Paul here likes to think a lot". They then traded nods of agreement (ala wink wink, nudge…"

"Good point I'll question more often. As politely as possible of course.
I think we should all do this more often so it's not so taboo.
That's why I love the internet. It allows people to discuss things openly. That's how…"

"Richard Dawkins talks about this in The God Delusion. There is an expectation that we should respect religious beliefs which does not extend to atheist or secular beliefs. He gives the example of people being expected to respect the Jewish rule of…"

"Firstly, welcome to TA.Secondly, I'm going to have to agree on Reggie on this one; if you want to have a continued relationship with anyone (personal or professional) don't pursue any religious arguement with them. Fullstop. Someone will…"